About Babycycle

About Babycycle

Babycycle is South Pinellas County’s only community diaper bank. Babycycle serves low-income children ages 0-12. At Babycycle, our mission is to provide as many children as possible with clean diapers, wipes, clean clothing, food and other basic necessities. In 2016, we served 15,695 children in the Tampa Bay area through our 22 partner agencies.

Diaper Need

We firmly believe that it is every child’s basic right to have access to clean diapers. Leaving children in dirty diapers not only affects their physical health, but also their emotional well-being. The inability to provide their children with a sufficient supply of diapers also negatively affects the mental and emotional health of parents; ultimately causing damage to the parent-child relationship. Statistics show that one in three parents struggle to provide their children with the needed amount of clean diapers. That means, one in three children are sitting in unclean diapers for extended periods of time, placing them at high risk for severe diaper rash and infections.

Diapers are not covered by any government assistance programs, even though diapers are a necessity for EVERY child. According to the National Diaper Bank Network:

Children that participate in early childhood education are almost 3 times more likely to go on to higher education.

Our Partners Agencies

Alpha House

Boley Centers

CASA

Clothes to Kids

Community Health Centers of Pinellas Inc.

Daystar Life Center

Family Promise

Feed St. Pete

Foundations of Life Pregnancy Center

Healthy Start Coalition PAT +

Impact 24:7

Kimberly Home

Mothers of Minors Inc.

Nina Harris Exceptional Student Education Center

Personal Enrichment Through Mental Health- PEMHS

Pinellas Community Church Grandparent Support Group

Pinellas Opportunity Council

R’Club Childcare

RCS Grace House, The Haven of RCS and RCS Food Bank

St. Petersburg Free Clinic

Suncoast Center

Please e-mail our Agency Coordinator at julie.babycyclefl@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming a Babycycle Diaper Bank partner agency.

About Founder & Volunteer Director Torrie Jasuwan

Torrie started Babycycle when her two children started outgrowing their clothes and baby gear. Looking at the piles of barely used baby items she tried to find somewhere to take them that went directly to children in need. Overwhelmed by calling numerous organizations who only had a need for one or two of the items she had, she saw the need for a charitable organization which could distribute all baby items to the community organizations that needed them most. Through her work in St. Petersburg Exchange Club and Junior League of St. Petersburg she found the charities that needed these items, created Babycycle and made it her mission for no child to go without food, diapers, clothing or other necessities.

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